When a mass shooting erupts in our town or city, two common and reasonable responses are to re-examine gun laws and mental health services. But if mass shootings were solely about the shooter’s mental health, why are they primarily committed by men? In this episode of Making Contact we revisit the tragedy in Isla Vista … Continued
In the 1960s ‘autism’ was deemed ‘childhood psychosis’ and the incidence of autism was thought to be around 4 in 10,000 children. Today, up to 1 in 88 children are diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Polly Samuel, aka Donna Williams, was central to these changes and became a beacon to many in the autism … Continued
Glenn Greenwald: U.S. Intel Chiefs Alleging Russian Threat Have History of Deceiving the Public; “This is Not a Coup, But It’s Not Normal”: Trump Picks 3 Generals for Top Foreign Policy Posts; What Impact Will Trump Presidency Have on Freedom of Edward Snowden & Julian Assange? Glenn Greenwald: Democrats Eager to Blame “Everybody But Themselves” … Continued
On our new year spotlight, we look internationally at India and China exploring human rights issues and the complexity of micro finance. Preeti Shekar talks with feminist author and academic Kalpana Karunakaran about her book: Women, Microfinance and the State in Neoliberal India. We examine how the politics of neoliberal economics impact women’s rights and … Continued
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In a major victory, Mumia Abu-Jamal has won an injunction forcing the Pennsylvania prison system to provide him life-saving Hepatitis C medicine. Abu-Jamal is an former Black Panther and radio journalist convicted in 1981 of killing Philadelphia policeman Daniel Faulkner. Bret Grote, an attorney with the Abolitionist Law Center in Pittsburgh said the ruling was … Continued
Out of the dark of the Moon Dark of the Year Cauldron of despair, Coyote ladles out Bears Ears Triumphant, (still needing us all to protect what is sacred and precious). Sane Reverent Indigenuity Spiraling into the Memosphere. Hosting Bill Hedden and Terry Tempest Williams. Bill Hedden is Executive Director of the Grand Canyon Trust, … Continued
In this episode, we hear footage from today’s Senate hearing on Russian hacking and US cybersecurity. Then, Norman Solomon, journalist, media critic, activist, founder of Rootsaction.org, and author of War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. And Arun Gupta (journalist and co-founder of The Indypendent and the Occupied Wall Street Journal) discus their perspectives on the … Continued
After Arrest, NAACP Pres. Calls For More Civil Disobedience to Oppose Sessions as Attorney General; NAACP President on Dylann Roof’s Lack of Regret for Massacre: “It’s About the State of America”; Glenn Greenwald on “Dearth of Evidence” Linking Russia to WikiLeaks Release of DNC Emails; Glenn Greenwald: Mainstream U.S. Media is Culpable for Disseminating Fake … Continued
Historian Matthew Delmont discusses the controversy over school desegregation in the 1960s and 70s and how it was reduced by the media and politicians to the frame of “busing” students. He reflects on the political implications of turning civil rights and segregation in the North into the narrow issue of school transfers. Resources: Matthew F. … Continued
Today we are in conversation with British author and journalist Gordon Corera on the history and future of cyber warfare and espionage. Corera is a Security Correspondent with the BBC news and specializes in computer technology. He is the author of the book “Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage.”
